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Siblings Evan and Jessie are both smart, just in different areas. Evan is people smart and knows how to talk to others. His younger sister Jessie is math smart. So smart in fact that she’s skipping third grade and will be in the same grade as Evan. To make matters worse, Evan and Jessie will be in the same fourth grade class in the fall. This news starts the Lemonade War, a bet over which sibling will earn more money selling lemonade during the last week before school. Soon the competition heats up and the siblings use every trick in the book to try and win. This is a great story about siblings and the competitions and friendships they can have.

If you like dogs then this is the book for you. Stay is the true story of ten dogs that were rescued by Luciano Anastasini and became a part of his circus act. Luciano gave the dogs a home when no one else seemed to want them. Even though he had no experience training dogs, Luciano was able to get the dogs to perform with him by just letting the dogs act like dogs and do things that they liked to do. After two years of working together, the dogs could do all kinds of funny tricks with Luciano. Profiles of each dog as well as some really great photos of the circus act are included.

Welcome to the grand opening of the Bug Face Museum. This book combines close up photographs of different bugs with funny poems and comic book type pencil drawings for each bug in the “museum”! You will learn lots of new facts about these amazing bugs and have fun doing it.

What should you do if you are afraid of scary movies, but your friend wants to watch them? If you are Monkey, you cover your head and hum through all the scary music. How do you play hide and seek for the first time? If you are Robot, you hide right behind Monkey so that he will find you right away and you can laugh and hug and jump up and down. Meet Monkey and Robot, who met at work on a space ship, and have silly adventures together. I laughed and had a lot of fun reading these stories, and I bet you will too!

This true story is amazing! Nubs was the leader of a pack of dogs in Iraq when he met Major Brian Dennis at one of the United States Marine bases. Although Marines weren’t allowed to have dogs, Major Dennis treated Nubs as if he was part of his family. He fed part of his meals to Nubs, let him sleep next to his bed, and took care of his wounds. However, soon Major Dennis had to leave for a different base 70 miles across the freezing desert and leave Nubs behind. Nubs decided that he wanted to stay with his new family though, and travelled 70 miles across the desert, but what will happen when Major Dennis goes back to the United States? Check out this true animal story that is also a 2014 Bluestem Nominee.

If you’re looking for super-simplified versions of some best-known fairy tales, look no further than Yummy: Eight Favorite Fairy Talesby Lucy Cousins, the author of the Maisy series. The simplicity makes the pattern of each tale obvious, so that even very young children can begin to learn how to retell a story. Cousins’ signature artwork fits in perfectly with the text. Just be wary of a couple of the illustrations—that is, if you don’t want to see the big, bad wolf’s head separate from his body!

James is a very picky eater. He finds broccoli disgusting and milk repulsive. There are also many other foods he does not like, but Dad knows that James need to eat and drink these things. After all, we wouldn’t want to hurt the troll’s feelings that lives in the basement and makes the family’s food. This 2014 Monarch nominee book is great if you are just starting to read chapter books. The chapters are short and there are some really funny pictures. Also, James’s dad comes up with some great ideas for why James needs to eat his food.

Get ready for a cuteness overload! No, this book isn’t about kittens or puppies, it’s about sloths! I never thought they were cute, until I saw “A Little Book of Sloth”. This book is full of puns, interesting facts about sloths, and a ton of pictures. You’ll learn about the two kinds of sloths—the “Muppet” variety and the “cross between a Wookie and a pig” variety—, what they like to do all day (Hint: Rest and hug. But mostly rest), and meet the superstar sloths at a sloth sanctuary in Costa Rica. Plus, this book will remind you that sometimes, the best thing to do is “just chill” and relax.

Mimi loves to rescue animals, She has rescued birds, butterflies, and even her dog, Maty. When Mimi’s Aunt Bee sends her a notebook and Maty a new bandana, Mimi and Maty decide to be the best animal rescuers in town. They get their first case when George calls and tells them that he was rat sitting Roger, the pet rat of his friend, Otto, but Roger has disappeared. Also, Otto is coming home tomorrow! How will they find Roger before Otto gets home? Never fear, its Mimi and Maty to the rescue!